04/21/2015
A new investment fund emerges for Internet tech start-ups
Its clients include ApexPeak, a provider of online applications for transferring payments from buyers to suppliers
Alternative Investments
04/21/2015
Lloyd's of London 'in talks with regulators' to open Malaysian Islamic insurance office
Lloyd's, the insurance marketplace based in the City of London
04/21/2015
China to approve new foreign fund managers for QDLP scheme
Five foreign fund and private equity managers are set to gain approvals to enter a pilot scheme aimed at opening China to the $2 trillion-plus global hedge fund industry
04/21/2015
CIMB Bank Singapore Teams up with Wirecard to Embark on Merchant Acquisition Business
Collaboration offers businesses in Singapore the advantage of accessing end-to-end banking and electronic payment services from a single point of convenience
04/20/2015
EDB sponsors FFA
Fund Forum Asia, Asia’s largest gathering for the asset and wealth management community was held in Hong Kong from 14-16 April.
04/20/2015
Macquarie to start $US1b Americas quantitative hedge fund
Macquarie Group plans to start a quantitative hedge fund this year that will invest in stocks listed in the US, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Mexico
04/20/2015
Former Disney Chairman Launches New Company With $150 Million Investment From China’s Citic Guoan
Former Disney Chairman has announced he was launching Dick Cook Studios
04/20/2015
Standard Chartered launches Stock Connect II platform to trade China equites this week
The fund administration business of Standard Chartered Bank is one of the best kept secrets in the fund distribution industry
04/20/2015
The Henley Business School Launches World-Class Executive Hedge Fund Program in Hong Kong
First of Its Kind Program Offers Participants Invaluable Insight Into the Hedge Fund Industry
04/20/2015
RCBC Philippines, UAE Exchange tie up for FLASHRemit
UAE Exchange, the leading global money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, has tied up with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, to offer FLASHRemit services.
04/18/2015
Bank Negara and Bank of China renew bilateral currency swap deal
The renewed bilateral currency swap arrangement reinforces the ongoing commitment by both central banks in promoting the use of local currencies for payment settlement, BNM said in a statement today.
04/16/2015
Branded Homes Make Waves Among the Elite in India
From Giorgio Armani to Donald Trump, India is increasingly attracting celebrities, designers and major brands to team up with developers on homes, as wealthy Indians seek more elaborate properties.
04/15/2015
Fund managers told to prepare for postRQFII future
Chinese fund managers in Hong Kong have been warned that Stock Connect and global competitors will erode their RQFII position, so they need to boost their skills to offer clients valueadded services.
04/15/2015
Malaysia’s EPF cashes in on UK property asset
Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund has made its first property disposal in the UK, after it reached a sale and purchase agreement that will see it divest from its London-based One Sheldon Square asset.
04/15/2015
Asia Alternatives Announces Fund Closings of over US$1.8 billion
Asia Alternatives, one of the largest independent Asian private equity fund-of-funds, today announced the final close of over US$1.8 billion in new commitments across Asia Alternatives Capital Partners IV, LP and its related fund vehicles.
04/15/2015
Standard Life fund added to Macquarie Wrap
Global asset manager Standard Life Investments’ Absolute Return Global Bond fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform
04/15/2015
Netwealth unveils managed account offering
Netwealth has launched a managed account services offering which it says will provide cost-reduction benefits for financial advisers
04/15/2015
Bid for Indonesian Miner Pits Rothschild Against Banker Hannam
ACE is considering making a 41 pence a share offer to acquire ARMS
04/15/2015
Middle East investors snapping up property in Pakistan
Property market growth has been stronger in the capital
04/14/2015
Broker accounts surge as mainland punters sign on
The number of new brokerage accounts has soared 10 times, with many mainlanders opening one directly in Hong Kong.